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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 407-Interview w/ Chloe Melas about Frank Murphy's book: Luck of the Draw

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Chloe Melas, granddaughter of the author, comes on to discuss the book, Luck of the Draw. Frank Murphy, a navigator was shot down and became POW for 18 months. His camp was liberated by Gen. Patton. Frank Murphy will be one of the characters in Tom Hank's new series, Masters of the Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast.

1:04.0

Episode 407 Interview with Chloe Malas about her grandfather's book, Luck of the Draw.

1:12.0

Originally published more than 20 years ago, Frank Murphy's book about his time with the 100th bomb group and then as a POW until the end of the war.

1:20.0

Chloe and her mother have had the book republished as Frank Murphy will be in the upcoming Tom Hanks Steven Spielberg series, Masters of the Air.

1:29.0

To be released sometime later this year. Chloe, thank you very much for being with us today.

1:35.0

Thank you for having me. I'm so excited to be here.

1:39.0

I'm the one who's excited. Let's not get into a contest about who's more excited, but I think we all know who would win.

1:45.0

If I remember before we jump into this, if I remember correctly in my research, you have family and or roots in Atlanta. Yes.

1:54.0

Yes, I do. So I was born in Atlanta.

1:58.0

My mom and my mom's entire side of the family. We are like multi-generational at Latin.

2:06.0

So definitely. So yes, the reason I'm asking is because I recently took a trip to Texas.

2:13.0

So when I was coming back, I decided I've never been to Atlanta before. So I stopped in state a couple days in Atlanta.

2:19.0

One, the oldest section of Atlanta with those homes, absolutely gorgeous. I love the vibes they give off just kind of that old world, you know, quiet, poshness.

2:30.0

I just loved all those houses I saw. But more importantly, I went to the Atlanta History Center.

2:35.0

I know you've got a whole bunch of museums there, but the Atlanta History Center was amazing.

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